Wildlife

The summer season is when most of the wildlife comes out and there is still a lot of it in the Sacramento area, especially in the outskirt and along the river since we saved a pretty large natural area around the river exactly for that purpose (and also to provide space in case of large water flow in an attempt to avoid or at least reduce river floods which would happen every few years before we had the Folsom Dam and the Natoma Lake Dam.) Continue reading “The Wildlife in the Summer Season in Sacramento, California”

When investors look into wholesaling a house, they generally already have interested buyers and go in the transaction knowing that they will be able to pretty much immediately flip the house.

If you are a beginner, you want to pay attention to the costs of such a transaction. If you handle everything yourself, then you avoid the commission costs to any agent, which means you can nearly see your income as the difference between your purchase and sale price. However, either way, there are fees.

University of Maryland researchers announced they’ve created a way to make wood stronger, lighter, and cheaper than steel. The researchers see the super wood as having a major influence in the building industry one day.

Smoke Alarms are required in all buildings, residential and commercial. This page is about the history, functionality, and current requirements of smoke alarms.

How Does It Work?

Ionization (Modern Alarms)

Modern Smoke Alarms, first invented in the 1930s, use quite advance science. It has to detect that your house contains smoke (see What Is Smoke? below) early enough so you have time to escape. Continue reading “Smoke Alarm”

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which was in part created by the National Housing Act of 1934, puts out various rules about their loan offers and insurance. In general these rules are expected to protect the market from a crash such as the Great Depression crash.

WARNING: I’m not licensed to offer mortgages nor a CPA. The following is just my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt. Please seek professional advise before acting on any of the following.

What does HELOC mean?

The HELOC acronym stands for Home Equity Line Of Credit. It is often pronounced Hee•Lock.

I was raised in Sacramento, CA & I have seen many changes & positive growth over the years.
Licensed in 1989 I began my real estate career in the new home sales arena. Of course since then, I've worked in re-sale & commercial real estate.
A few hobbies I enjoy are fishing, art, music, swimming, gardening & cooking.
Agents used to tell clients what is available, now clients tell agents when they see something new. They access this from the Internet. My job is to help you understand that info.
My passion is assisting both buyers and sellers in the Sacramento region to fulfill their real estate goals.